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Last night I was thoroughly enjoying some Call of Duty: World at War while simultaneously updating my Wordpress installation. Well long story short I accidentally deleted everything… By everything I mean, custom themes, directories and images. The worst part is that the current blog design was completed at college and I didn’t remember to make a local copy, live and learn I guess.
Update: I have installed a temporary theme.
Christmas Workspace, Featuring Macbook Pro and LG mini-towers
After slowly getting settled back into the monotone pattern of life at home, I have managed to set aside a portion of my room with the intention of completeing some website work. It has always interested me to see how others work on their computers so if you have pictures of your setup/workspace don’t shy away from posting it here.
Finally the first semester has come crashing to an end and I seem to have survived with scholarships still intact. Excitement and relief are overwhelming, scheduling classes was a nightmare from the bowels of hell, advisers and webadvisor are entirely bloated and generally a hassle to handle. Still with this behind me, I’m still bothered by the idea that Lee questionably finds pleasure in fining students incredibly ludicrous amounts of money for relatively insignificant infractions.
I am still slightly bitter, especially considering my prolonged encounters with administration. Exactly how can I explain the idea that administration looks at you across the table with a preconceived idea that you are the spawn of evil divinely destined to cause havoc on their beautifully landscaped campus? Believe me I have better things to do than worry about their mediocre job of instructing seemingly senseless college freshman…
Another semester of Sodexho [dining hall], campus safety, accidental 3 AM fire alarms, vast amounts of busy work in classes that are typically a joke, parents wasting cash on an education their kids could care less about, broken elevators, two hours every week devoted specifically to those students who feel the compulsive need to text incessantly during chapel. Hopefully I’m not the only one that is bubbleing over uncontrollably with joy and anticipation for next semester.
Disclaimer: It is my opinion, and the beauty of it is that I can retain it. No matter how cynical, hypocritical, biased or misinformed I might be. College is “dedicated to academia”, yet in reality it has progressively become nothing more than a breading ground for blind ignorance.
Today during my typical work flow I opened Evernote only to find an update ready for installation. After reading the change log I noticed they finally included bullet and list support for Mac. What are you waiting for? Go get it over here.
I’ll write a full article later, just wanted everyone to know
Virb Re-design for Ignite
Some time back I decided to create a page for a group I started in my home town, after looking around for a free hosting solution it looked like Virb was a perfect fit. After creating the design I used CSS and HTML to create a completely custom user experience. Even though Virb drastically cripples the flexibility of a design I was able to construct the site so that it would display properly in all modern browsers.
Typically I sketch a logo before illustrating it digitally, Ignite was not any different. Several rough drafts were tossed before the final “blue flame” above was finished. Although the design went live for about a month. Nothing ever became of the website because shortly after launching I left for college.
The above image links directly to Flickr, feel free to comment there or in the provided form below.
Campus life seems to be slowing, the general atmosphere and attitude of Lee is starting to shift, students begin to feel the tension of finals while simultaneously reaping the harvest of their previous lack of effort. With this said, my first semester at Lee University draws ever closer to an end and I’m presented with the opportunity to reflect on how exactly the first months of college have shaped my character and lifestyle.
Recently my attention has been drawn to a personal lack of investment directed towards the pursuit of Christ, how ironic and amazing it is that while diligently working in the hope of achieving a major in theology a person can fundamentally neglect a relationship with the one they seek to study. Scholarly excellence would attempt to carry individuals into a critical analysis of the Bible that seems to water down the effectiveness and relative significance of God’s word to our groaning world.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. - 1 Cor 1:25
Attending a Christian college is quiet an experience, although I believe in discipline, prayer and the mandatory chapels [Tuesday and Thursday] they have become just another to-do, drawing many passionate young adults, including myself, into the wretchedness of apathy. This begins to name only one of the many extremities that causes a social environment that entirely encompasses Lee.
Remembering the first time you successfully achieved a back flip on your neighbors trampoline, unlocking the next level in Halo, learning something so new and interesting that you couldn’t help but smile, beating your high school rival in football, eating the perfect steak, meeting the person who by simply looking your way can turn a rainy Monday into a sun filled Friday. That feeling, a feeling so intoxicating that you never want to let go. Reaching into my past, thinking about what it was like to sit and read the Bible with this kind of expectation and abandonment, I’m disappointed with myself, hoping earnestly that change is still possible for me….
However, my words may be slightly misleading, college has brought countless opportunities for growth, college was never a goal for me, only through prayer and God’s divine providence am I attending Lee. Studying theology will not bring me cash and a shiny new SLR McLaren Benz, but reflecting on the beautiful cost that is every person I encounter it becomes easier to remember that it is worth it.
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”
- C.S Lewis
The Weight of Glory
The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions) by: John Bunyan
Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by: Marvin R. Wilson
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